INDIANAPOLIS — A deal to improve conditions at a large apartment building in downtown Indianapolis has been made.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Indianapolis Housing Agency are hoping the deal will better conditions after more than 40 complaints about the Lugar Towers' condition and crime.
The subsidized housing on Fort Wayne Avenue, near Massachusetts Avenue, is 17 stories tall and has 250 units for seniors and people with disabilities.
The city's crime mapping tool indicates 17 assaults, two robberies and 19 break-ins this year on the same block as the towers.
The Indianapolis Housing Agency also agreed to extend new protections to tenants currently there, including hiring a property manager and maintaining security.